Presiding at a meeting with representatives of the North-Central and Sabaragamuwa Province Chambers of Commerce at Temple Trees yesterday, President Rajapaksa categorically pointed out that irrespective of the party in power the country should first survive to implement its policies.

However, President Rajapaksa stated that there had been an extended fleet of buses on the roads yesterday and the conspirators had failed miserably in attempts to disrupt any of the normal services in the country, as envisaged by them.